evidence

Nouns

  • (n) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    • the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
    grounds,
  • (n) an indication that makes something evident
    • his trembling was evidence of his fear
  • (n) (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

Verbs

  • (v) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
    • His high fever attested to his illness
    • The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
    • This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness
    attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate,
  • (v) provide evidence for
    • The blood test showed that he was the father
    • Her behavior testified to her incompetence
    bear witness, testify, prove, show,
  • (v) give evidence
    • he was telling on all his former colleague
    tell,

Synonyms

grounds attest certify manifest demonstrate bear witness testify prove show tell

See also

discern make out tell apart distinguish pick out spot recognise recognize

Words of close approximity

evident
evidenced